John Cena Sparks Controversy After Apologizing to Chinese Fans for Calling Taiwan a Country Fast and Furious 9 earned 135 million at the China box office over this weekend and is one of the most lucrative markets for the franchise.
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Actor and WWE star John Cena is facing flak on Twitter after posting a video apology on Chinese social media for referring to Taiwan as a country during promotions for his latest film,
Fast and Furious 9.
Earlier this month, while virtually promoting the film to audiences in Taiwan, Cena emphasized that Taiwan will be the first country to see Fast and Furious 9 and told fans that they would be the first to see the movie.
The professional wrestler and actor John Cena had landed himself in a controversy. He described Taiwan as a country in a promotional video for the latest Fast and Furious film. Recently, he issued an apology.
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Nathalie Emmanuel, Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 9
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Multiple cam-recorded versions leaked on torrents
All F9 torrents are terrible quality and/ or contain ads
Fast & Furious 9 being released as F9 in some markets has leaked onto torrent sites and other networks that enable piracy, in differing versions of quality and file size (from 900MB to 1.99GB). While most copies are arguably genuine, given the attached screenshots and user comments attesting to their legitimacy, some are fraudulent and merely exist as a trap to load viruses, malware, and whatnot onto the computers of unsuspecting individuals. But even with those genuine cases, the illegal Fast & Furious 9 copies are of
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F9 Leads Global Box Office With $162.4 Million Over The Weekend
KEY POINTS F9 led the global box office over the weekend with $162.4 million earnings from eight foreign markets
The final installment of the Fast and Furious franchise made $135.6 million from China alone
Overall, the franchise has garnered over $6 billion in global ticket sales F9 did well at the global box office over the weekend.
The ninth installment of Vin Diesel s Fast and Furious movie series made $162.4 million in eight foreign markets and became the No. 1 movie in the world this weekend. It made $135.6 million from China alone, according to the Hollywood Reporter.